Donegal farmers need new flood-relief scheme

Donegal farmers hit by recent flooding urgently need the emergency flood- relief scheme to be re-established, said Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on agriculture.

He said: “The scenes of drowned animals and damaged farmyards underline the financial impact this catastrophic weather has had on farmers’ livelihoods.

“An open flood relief scheme should be rolled out to help all of those affected. The new scheme should draw on the experience of the 2015 flooding and the difficulty many farms had in applying for those funds.”